Month: October 2017

John “Thunderbird” Proudstar has found a new lease on life in Fox’s X-Men series The Gifted. Though the character died mere issues after his inaugural issue in the comics, the freshman TV series has made him an important member of the Mutant Underground. Thanks to the events of last week’s episode, he has even found
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Tessa Thompson’s Valkyrie is set to be the first LGBT character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe when she makes her debut next month in Thor: Ragnarok. RELATED: Thor: Ragnarok Director Explains Why He Can’t Helm Star Wars Thompson confirmed Valkyrie’s sexuality while responding to a fan exchange on Twitter. “She’s bi,” she wrote. “And yes,
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With the movie about to open in Japanese cinemas. Code Geass’ C.C. is about to become the latest addition to Megahouse’s G.E.M. series of high quality figures. Fully recreating C.C.’s slim body line and refined expression, the figure stands around 200mm tall. C.C. comes posed on a custom diorama base featuring her stepping barefoot onto
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WARNING: This article contains spoilers for the Season 8 premiere of The Walking Dead, “Mercy,” which as of publication has not yet aired on the west coast, and for The Walking Dead comic series. Jeffrey Dean Morgan’s interpretation of The Walking Dead’s most iconic villain gave us all a lot of confusing feelings last season.
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WARNING: This article contains spoilers for the Season 8 premiere of The Walking Dead, “Mercy,” which as of publication has not yet aired on the west coast. The Walking Dead unveiled both its 100th episode and Season 8 premiere tonight. “Mercy” served as the opening gambit in the season subtitled, “All Out War,” inspired by
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Director Taika Waititi is poised for huge success with his first foray into mainstream Hollywood through Thor: Ragnarok but the New Zealander has made it clear that one property that would be out of his sandbox would be Star Wars. RELATED: New Thor: Ragnarok TV Spot Boasts Heaps of Praise from Critics Speaking to the
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The full soundtrack for Thor: Ragnarok officially hit iTunes and Spotify this weekend with just a few weeks left until the film debuts stateside and it looks to be as striking as its film counterpart. RELATED: New Thor: Ragnarok TV Spot Boasts Heaps of Praise from Critics. When it comes to the Marvel Cinematic Universe,
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Everything you always wanted once a season is packed within these 48 pages including a two-sided pullout poster and a wraparound cover! Delight in regular continuing features like legit publications with literary pedigrees! It all begins with the 10-page regular lead feature, Tales From the Black Crown Pub starring Stacey the barmaid by Award-winner Rob
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Comic Book Questions Answered – where I answer whatever questions you folks might have about comic books (feel free to they’re e-mail questions to me at brianc@cbr.com). Reader Doug H. wrote in to ask: “I have read several comic book histories describing how the comics code was revised after Stan Lee’s famous anti-drug story in
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An electrifying motion poster has emerged online based on the first teaser image that was recently released for Shane Black’s The Predator. This new poster animates a lightning strike over a city, with its bolts taking on the distinct shape of the alien hunter amid the rumbling thunder, depicting a setting that emphasizes the film’s
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Shazam! director David F. Sandberg (Annabelle: Creation, Lights Out) has confirmed that his DC Comics-based superhero film will release in April 2019, the date set by studios Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema way back when the modern version of the film was announced. RELATED: Shazam! Film’s Casting Call Indicates New 52 Version of
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Filming on the untitled fourth Avengers film is currently underway, and while there’s still plenty we don’t know regarding the film, IMDB seems to suggest an Iron Man 3 actor is joining the Marvel Comics-based flick, as the site has reported that Ty Simpkins has joined the project. RELATED: Hulk Will Evolve From Thor: Ragnarok
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In Death is not the End, we spotlight the outlandish explanations for comic book characters (mostly super-villains) surviving seeming certain death. Today, we look at how Superman survived the “Death of Superman”! As you all likely know by now, in the famous event in 1992, “The Death of Superman,” the story ends with Superman and
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Early box office projections are estimating a whopping $215 million opening for Star Wars: The Last Jedi when it releases stateside the weekend of December 15, 2017. The figures are coming from BoxOffice.com, which indicates the Force Awakens sequel could unseat Jurassic World as the second-highest opener of all-time, domestically. According to box office insider
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Mob Psycho 100 is headed to the stage in January 2018! Previously adapted as a TV anime, the franchise began as a web manga created by ONE and published via Shogakukan’s MangaOne app. The story follows regular high school boy Kageyama Shigeo who has been given the nickname “mob” due to his extreme lack of
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Yowamushi Pedal’s 4th season (subtitled Glory Line ) revealed its key visual! Based on Watanabe Wataru’s manga of the same name, Yowamushi Pedal received its first anime series in 2013, which was followed by a second season named Grande Road the following year. The latest, third season just finished airing this June. The fourth season
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Three new cast members have been announced for Neil Marshall’s upcoming Hellboy reboot. According to Deadline, Sophie Okenodo (Hotel Rwanda), Brian Gleeson (Assassin’s Creed) and Alistair Petrie (Rogue One) have all signed on to the film that looks to reboot Mike Mignola’s graphic novel series for the big screen. The three newcomers join a cast
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SPOILER WARNING: This article contains major spoilers for “Tribute,” the latest episode of Arrow. Bruce Wayne wasn’t the only DC Comics character namedropped in “Tribute,” the latest episode of Arrow. Another — albeit much more obscure — character got a quick mention, too: Python. The episode saw Felicity quizzing Curtis “Mister Terrific” Holt about his
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SPOILER WARNING: This article contains major spoilers for “Tribute,” the latest episode of Arrow. It’s official: John “Dig” Diggle has become Star City’s new Green Arrow. In “Tribute,” the latest episode of Arrow, Dig agreed to take up the mantle, despite the fact that he has degenerative nerve damage in his right hand, compromising his
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Spider-Man: Homecoming was the first Marvel solo film to bring the oft-requested Spider-Man into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Tom Holland made his debut as the Webbed Wonder in 2016’s Captain America: Civil War to rave reviews, even earning the praise of former Spider-Man actor Tobey Maguire. Naturally, fans had some opinions about the how the
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